Practical Collaboration: Working Together in the Age of Networks and Perpetual Connectivity

On Demand Seminars Now Available: Practical Collaboration: Working Together in the Age of Networks and Perpetual Connectivity How many students: 1 Student $99.95 2 Students $114.95 3 Students $129.95 4 Students $144.95 Read Technical Requirements   Read More About On-Demand Seminars “On Demand” means that this seminar is available anytime that works best in your schedule. Also included is a 30 minute phone consultation with the instructor, so you can ask questions and get feedback on your particular situation.

Too often the barriers to collaboration between individuals and between organizations are invented by our anxieties, false perceptions, and destructive narratives. Collaboration should be a practical affair that calms relationships, increases transparency, and helps make accomplishment more natural. Together, new technologies, networks, and connectivity have created an environment where we can collaborate naturally, effectively, and with remarkably little overhead. In this 90 minute session, you’ll learn:

• how to use simple online tools for collaboration and communication, even if you work in the same room
• how to strike a balance with collaborative planning – not too much, not too little
• how to have your collaboration practices shape your tools, rather than the other way around
• how to focus on actions and collaborative work, rather than on negotiating agreements
• how to retain lost knowledge and decisions as you move forward in your work
• how to keep perpetual connectivity from meaning perpetual interruptions

None of us really works alone and most of us are expected to collaborate both formally and on an ad hoc basis every day. More and more, entire organizations are asked to work closely with other groups, in the interest of funding and effectiveness. Both of these trends will continue. If you’re one of the people who has to deal with these trends, then this seminar is right for you.
 

Here is a related article by Michael Gilbert:

• A Practical Approach to Collaboration
   

This seminar is taught by Michael C. Gilbert, the author of dozens of online seminars on communication issues for nonprofits. He is a long time coach and consultant on matters related to information and effectiveness in work and civil society. He is the author of Communication Centered Technology Planning, 2nd Edition, the Editor of Nonprofit News, and the Founding President of the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network. For more information about Mr. Gilbert, please see his bio.
 

Our pre-packaged online seminar here consists of a 90 minute session.